Jasol appoints new managing director

Matthew Rowland has been appointed as the new managing director of Jasol, a market leader in the manufacture and supply of cleaning and hygiene solutions for the food and beverage, manufacturing, dairy processing, hospitality and water treatment sectors. Jasol is a division of George Weston Foods (GWF).

Rowland joins Jasol with more than 20 years’ industry experience, having spent the majority of his career as a senior executive at Orica Watercare and Orica Chemnet in Australia and New Zealand. A qualified engineer, Rowland has also held engineering and business development roles with ICI Explosives in Australia and Vietnam.

Matthew Rowland.

“I am delighted to be joining Jasol and have great plans for the business, which operates in an industry that I have a long history in, proven experience and equally important, a passion for,” Rowland said.

“My first task will be to introduce myself to our top customers, listen to their needs and talk them through my ideas for Jasol.

“The decision to accept the role as managing director was an easy one as I’m not just joining a talented team at Jasol, but also collaborating with great business leaders at George Weston Foods.”

“Matthew has proven performance in business strategy development and execution in both mature businesses and green field opportunities,” said Andrew Reeves, GWF chief executive.

“He comes to Jasol with in-depth industry knowledge in both Australia and New Zealand, so we are looking forward to his contribution to a business that is about to initiate its next iteration as it enters its 80th year of operation in Australia.”